Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: COVID-19 and cryptocurrency scams – KTVZ

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- This week, the Oregon FBIs Tech Tuesday segment discusses building a digital defense againstcryptocurrencyscams.

Fraudsters are leveraging increased fear and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money and launder it through the complex cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Developments in technology and an increasing number of businesses accepting it as payment have driven the growing popularity and accessibility of cryptocurrency. There are numerous virtual asset service providers online as well asthousands of cryptocurrency kiosks located throughout the world whichcriminals exploitto facilitate their schemes.

Here are somecryptocurrency fraud schemes related to COVID-19:

A number oflegitimate charities, investment platforms, and e-commerce sites accept payment in cryptocurrency these days. But, if a person or organization is pressuring you to use a virtual currency, you should consider that a red flag and proceed cautiously.

Here are someotherwaystoprotect yourself fromcryptocurrencyfraud:

As always, if you have been victimized by a cyber fraud, you can report it to the FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.IC3.gov.

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